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2024-06-20
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A Partnership Perspective on Ecosocial Reciprocity for Cultural Transformation
Angelica Walton
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Shawna Beese
Washington State University
Sherry Chesak
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Stephanie D. Gingerich
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ryne Wilson
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v11i1.6121
Keywords: Ecosocial, partnership, sustainability, health, embodiment
Abstract
Eco social health is the impact of our biology by social, economic, and environmental influencers which inform how the psychosomatic body as a whole system functions. Social effects of dominative societies and structures lead to human disease through complex dimensions of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual disconnection. Partnership practices are foundational for the innate biological human need for social connection in health. In a world burdened with the global phenomenon of disconnection, a paradigm shift which honors and respects the critical necessity of healthy biodiverse relationships of all members of the ecological community are needed for the development of sustainable cultures of reciprocity and wellness. Global partners demonstrate the impacts of valued education that exist in cultures of partnership systems. Education is the cornerstone reimagining a new world of pace and health. Applying the partnership qualities as foundation to the learning environment may serve as a framework for building safe and inclusive spaces that foster curiosity in order to transform sociocultural practices and empower global perspectives.
